Elaboration ACELA1827
exploring generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word to form a plural or past tense, for example to make a word plural when it ends in ‘ss’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’ or ‘z’, add ‘es’
Elaboration | ACELA1827 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1594
reading texts in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children/young people are the central characters/protagonists and making links to students’ own lives, noting similarities
Elaboration | ACELT1594 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1594
exploring the ways that the same story can be told in many cultures, identifying variations in the storyline and in music (for example ‘The Ramayana’ story which is told to children in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Tibet and Mala …
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1594 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1596
discussing relevant prior knowledge and past experiences to make meaningful connections to the people, places, events, issues and ideas in the text
Elaboration | ACELT1596 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1596
exploring texts that highlight issues and problems in making moral decisions and discussing these with others
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1596 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACELT1596
drawing on literature from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Asian cultures, to explore commonalities of experience and ideas as well as recognising difference in lifestyle and world view
Elaboration (2) | ACELT1596 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1598
building a conscious understanding of preference regarding topics and genres of personal interest (for example humorous short stories, school and family stories, mysteries, fantasy and quest, series books)
Elaboration | ACELT1598 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1598
selecting and discussing favourite texts and explaining their reasons for assigning greater or lesser merit to particular texts or types of texts
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1598 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1599
identifying and discussing the use of descriptive adjectives (‘in the middle of a vast, bare plain’) to establish setting and atmosphere (‘the castle loomed dark and forbidding’) and to draw readers into events that follow
Elaboration | ACELT1599 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1599
discussing the language used to describe the traits of characters in stories, their actions and motivations: ‘Claire was so lonely; she desperately wanted a pet and she was afraid she would do anything, just anything, to have one to care for’
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1599 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1600
identifying the effect of imagery in texts, for example the use of imagery related to nature in haiku poems
Elaboration | ACELT1600 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1600
exploring how rhythm, onomatopoeia and alliteration give momentum to poetry and prose read aloud, and enhance enjoyment
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1600 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1601
drawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for inspiration and ideas, appropriating language to create mood and characterisation
Elaboration | ACELT1601 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1601
innovating on texts read, viewed and listened to by changing the point of view, revising an ending or creating a sequel
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1601 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELT1791
creating visual and multimodal texts based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or Asian literature, applying one or more visual elements to convey the intent of the original text
Elaboration | ACELT1791 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELT1791
creating multimodal texts that combine visual images, sound effects, music and voice overs to convey settings and events in a fantasy world
Elaboration (1) | ACELT1791 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELY1675
discussing how a text presents the point of view of the main character, and speculating on what other characters might think or feel
Elaboration | ACELY1675 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELY1675
recognising that there is more than one way of looking at the same event and that stories seen through the eyes of one character privileges some aspects of the story over others
Elaboration (1) | ACELY1675 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACELY1675
speculating about what other characters might think or feel and retelling the story from other perspectives (for example ‘Cinderella’ from the view of the ‘Ugly Sisters’)
Elaboration (2) | ACELY1675 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACELY1676
participating in collaborative discussions, building on and connecting ideas and opinions expressed by others, and checking students’ own understanding against group views
Elaboration | ACELY1676 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum